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Al-Azhar Grand Imam discusses more cooperation with Afghanistan
Date: 2013-11-13 14:10:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:119 - ID:384814
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb met Wednesday with Afghan Ambassador in Cairo Rehman Fadel and discussed with him ways to boost cooperation through increasing the number of Al-Azhar's academic missions to Afghanistan ....
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Constitutional panel postpones voting on local administration chapter
Date: 2013-11-13 14:05:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:117 - ID:384819
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - The 50-member panel, responsible for drafting a new constitution, decided to postpone voting on the chapter of local administration until Friday. The remark was made by member of the panel Mohamed Abla on Wednesday. (MENA) ....
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Total cost of Suez power station estimated at EGP 325 mln - minister
Date: 2013-11-13 14:05:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:116 - ID:384823
SUEZ, Egypt, Nov 13 (MENA) - The total cost of the steam-electric power station in Suez is estimated at about 325 million pounds, said Electricity and Energy Minister Ahmed Imam. The project is part of a five-year plan to bolster the power grid ....
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University of Calgary chooses Egypt to establish science center
Date: 2013-11-13 14:04:21 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:115 - ID:384879
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - The University of Calgary has chosen Egypt to establish a science center in the Middle East region. The center will be established at Sinai University in Arish, said Hassan Rateb, the president of the university on ....
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OPCW seeks WMD-Free Zone in Middle East
Date: 2013-11-13 14:00:59 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:384774
AMMAN, Nov 13 (MENA) - The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) urged on Wednesday Israel and non-signatory countries to join an agreement aiming to establish a Weapons of Mass Destruction-Free Zone in the Middle East. The ....
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NYT: Israeli Move Over Housing Poses a Threat to Peace Talks
Date: 2013-11-13 14:00:00 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:113 - ID:384843
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (MENA) - The troubled Middle East peace talks that started this summer threatened to collapse on Tuesday over what the Israeli government described as a routine bureaucratic move by its housing ministry to start long-term planning ....
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10 registered criminals arrested in Qalyoubiya
Date: 2013-11-13 13:50:55 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:112 - ID:384841
BANHA, Egypt, Nov 13 (MENA) - Qalyoubiya police have arrested 10 unemployed persons and registered criminals implicated in stealing cars at gunpoint. Three machine guns and bullets were seized, as well as four reportedly stolen cars. (MENA) MA/DA ....
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8 MB students remanded in custody for 15 days over rioting charges in Zagazig univ.
Date: 2013-11-13 13:50:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:384838
ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Nov 13 (MENA) - Eight students belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group have been detained for 15 days pending investigations over charges of rioting on Zagazig University campus. They stand accused of joining an illegal ....
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Russia stresses Iran presence in Geneva II conf.
Date: 2013-11-13 13:48:37 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:384845
MOSCOW, Nov 13 (MENA) - Russia has rejected the opposition of certain countries to Iran’s participation in the Geneva II conference, describing Tehran as an important regional player that can contribute to the settlement of the crisis in Syria, Iran ....
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Three boys killed in two explosions in Afghanistan
Date: 2013-11-13 13:48:00 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:109 - ID:384741
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov 13 (MENA) – Three boys were killed by two bomb blasts in south and west of Afghanistan, Afghan officials said on Wednesday. One of the blasts happened in Farah province western Afghanistan and resulted in the deaths of two ....
